Having recently attended the Car Care World Expo in Las Vegas, I couldn’t help but notice all the buzz around Unlimited Wash Clubs- What are the pros and cons? How do you price it? Is it profitable? Some of the best features of an unlimited wash club include: Guaranteed monthly income Increase in loyalty &…
Read MoreWhat are you looking for? Equally important, what are your customers looking for? What separates you from your competition? What makes you unique, different, and innovative? It’s you! It’s your identity! It’s your “brand”! Watching the University of Oregon play the University of California in football, the announcer stated that Oregon’s “brand” had been developed…
Read MoreI have met hundreds of people over the years that have wanted to go into business for themselves and almost every one of them is plagued by the ‘yeah but’ syndrome. Not sure what that is? I’ll say to them something like the traffic count is not good and I get back “’yeah but’ we…
Read MoreI read an article the other day on foxnews.com about 15 things our kids will never know. Some of the things on the list really caught me off-guard; things that have been so revolutionary in my life I just couldn’t imagine kids today not knowing what they are. Things like CD’s- remember your first CD…
Read MoreAs I think back to when we entered the car wash business and our first wash was failing, I remember a conversation I had with a financial partner. “Did we get bad advice?” My answer today would be that we got the right answers to the questions we asked, however, we asked the wrong questions.…
Read MoreThe other day I got a call from two very successful car wash operators who happened to be on vacation and decided to check out a wash in the area that was a customer of mine. “Tell these guys they’ve got to send the cars through faster!” they exclaimed in frustration. It was a very…
Read MoreThe other day I attended Disney on Ice with my 8 year old daughter and I really didn’t pay attention to the songs or characters. What I was paying attention to was the ‘show.’ I began to study everything that was going on in all corners of the floor; it’s amazing what you miss if…
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